Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-19
COKE'S GREAT SPEECH.
The Mastery Effort Of the Texas Ser
aator Being Sent Broadcast by His
Fellow Senators.
The Red Cross Society Will Investigate
the Texas Drouth and Congress
viii be Asked Tor Seed.
Mr.. Wi'lrt Concludes 10 Postpone Pushing
His Pitr Bun Until Congress Next
Sss,ion-GIt Nican War Pensioners
COKE's GREAT SPEECH.


Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The speech OF
Senator Coke on me Interstate commerce
bill was one OF the abIest arguments on
that subject delivered in either house. As
proof of this fact, your correspondent
learned to-day from the superintendent
Of the senate folding-room that 1900
extra copies Of the speech had been
ordered from the government printing
Office. Among others subscribing for this
mastery speech, to be scattered broad
cast through their districts were the fol-
lowing: Senators Geroge of Mississippi,
Jones and Barry of Arkansas, Cockrell of
Missouri, Beck CT Kentucky, Vance OF
North Carolina and Pugh of Alabama.
TEXAS DROUTH SUFFERERS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS Miss Clara
Barton, president of the American Red
Cross Association, will 90 this week TO
Texas to make personal investigat on of
the condition and needs of the sufferers
from the drouths of last summer and the
year preceding. 1t is said there are 10000
people who are IN great need of food and
clothing, as well as OF seed. Strenuous
Efforts will be made here to secure an
allotment of seed from congress to relieve
this sad condition of things in Texas.
WILLET'S PIER.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Seyer8I mem
bers of the Texas delegation met at the
rooms of GOV. Throckmorton last
evening 10 discuss The pros
pect OF Mr.. John Willet of Aus
tn for pier extending out into the gulf
at or near Corpus Christi. Mr.. WIllet
explained the provisions Of the proposed
measure, and after some discussion it
was finally agreed to postpone definite
acton this session and to lay the matter
over without prejudice until next year.
Mr.. Wlllet himself became convinced
that little could be expected from con-
gress at this session, and agreed 10 wait
more seasonsble opportunity. He
leaves for New York tonight, but will re
turn before his departure for Texas.
MEXICAN PENSIONERS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I8.-Among those
who will be benefited by the Mexican
pension are Messrs Morrison, Forney,
Vlele snd Negley of the house, and Mr..
John Rome, the doorkeeper at the main
entrance of the house, who WAS drum
mer boy and lost an am. Senator Maxey
Is now the only senator who was an eff
Ger during that war. The late Senator
Logan was Mr.. Maxey's comrade in arms
ii the Mexican campaign.
MINT INSPECTORS.
Special to the Gazette
". Ion
have been designated as commissioners to
test and examine the weight and fine ess
of coins reserved at the several minis
during the year 1886, pursuant to the pro-
visions Of section 3547 of the .vised
Statutes: Ishsm G. Harris, United
States senator; r. P. Blsnd, house of
L. L. Burtingam, Dem
yer, Col; ?. 4. Chasel, Charleston, s.
C.; William i. Dudley, Cincinnati, Ohio;
George 5. Eastwlck, New Orleans, La;
Frederick Agents, Philadelphia; Arnold
Hogue, Washington; +. n HolbrOok, FL
P4so, Tex; Henry NJ. Howe, Boston.
Mass; Louis Jannin, San Francisco; W.
2. Lswler, Washington, ID. c.; Spencer
Brewbury, Ithica, n. Y; George S.
Weed, Plattsburg, n. Y; H. N. Win
chell, Minneapolis, Mimi; Arthur W.
WIi. ht, New Haven, Conn.
AN INDIAN BILL.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-Mr. HALEY
/, legste from Idaho, submitted in the
house today favorable report on the
senate bill amending the Indian sppro-
Driation b II for 1885 and 1886. Section 9
provides that all Indians committing
crimes against other Indians or any other
person shsll be subject to the laws of the
erritory in which they live and tried by
he courts of said territory.
The bill passed by the senate last Feb
'uary and Low reported extends the pro-
Tisions of the act over the Indians in the
indian Territory except the five civilized
ribes, and further provides that in all
aseswhen crimes are committed the Judge.
If the court shall certify to tae attorney
General the cost of apprehension and trial
II such Indians, and shall cause the sum
o be reimbursed to the Territory or any
ounty thereof incurring the same. The
ost TO be borne by the United States
indians committing crimes within the
boundaries of any state Of the United
'tates or the limits Of any IDdian reser-
alton aud within portions OF the Indian
'erritory and not set apart and occupied
y the Cherokee, Caoctaw, Chckasaw,
'reek and Seminole Indians shall be SUBJ
sct to the laws governing other persons
ommitting crimes within the jurisdiction
the United Sta es.
TEXAS POSTAL MATTERS
pecial to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Postcffice dis
ontinued 10 Texas: PeachtIee, Jasper
ounty, mail to Jasper.
New postofiices and postmasters: VIM.
e Fox, Button, Tex; Jacob Nomack,
eters, Tex.
la Texas registered sack exchanges
ave been established to begin on Februs-
as follows: St. Louis, Mo-, to Bre-
fond, Tex daily, to leave st. Louis in
rough registered pouch for DeDison,
tx at a. 10. via st. Louis and Atchi-
On Railroad, and Bremond at 20 ,. m
ia the Denison and HoastJn route.
Registered sack exchange between
remoDd and Denison has been Giscon-